Australia needs to reduce its corporate tax burden to remain competitive, according to a series of submissions to the federal government's tax reform white paper.
Australia's competition watchdog believes the planned global merger of oilfield services companies Halliburton and Baker Hughes could give the combined group, and current market leader Schlumberger, too much power.
Perth's infamous eyesore mansion, dubbed the Taj Mahal on the Swan, will be demolished after the former fertiliser magnates who didn't complete it reached an agreement with the local council.
Complaints about anti-social behaviour in Fremantle have prompted the council to enact a zero-tolerance strategy that will include more police patrols, better lighting and a crackdown on begging.
A consortium including Programmed Maintenance Services has been named the preferred bidder for the ACT's $150 million Law Courts Public Private Partnership, while the state government has signed a contract for Western Australia's first schools PPP.
Curtin University has emerged as a key player in moves by a major European climate change action group to establish a venture in Australia and New Zealand.
The newest airline to fly to Perth wants Western Australians to ditch Bali and holiday in Malaysia instead, launching competitively priced full-service fares to entice potential travellers.
Iron ore miner BC Iron has continued its run of cost saving initiatives at its Nullagine operation by awarding a $40 million road haulage contract to QUBE Holdings.
MyGuru provides an online marketplace and platform that links tutors who have recently excelled in a course with students currently taking that course.
The Australian share market has opened stronger, buoyed by a lift in US and European shares after the European Central Bank suggested momentum for further economic stimulus is gathering pace.
The Australian dollar has climbed slightly higher after the European Central Bank kept interest rates on hold and flagged its readiness to step up its stimulus program.
US stocks have powered higher, lifted by dovish signals from the European Central Bank and strong earnings from McDonald's, Texas Instruments and others.
Gold has fallen to its lowest in more than a week, pressured by a strong US dollar and uncertainty over the timing of a US Federal Reserve interest rate rise.
Two years after joining Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Minderoo Group as chief operating officer, Grant Vernon has moved onto a new challenge at fast-growing cooking appliance company Thermomix.
Commodity prices are expected to rebound in the next two years, according to forecasts by the Economist Intelligence Unit, led by a sharp rise in the crude oil price and a lift in base metals.
Water Corporation staff and contractors working on a concrete water tank in the Wheatbelt region have potentially been exposed to deadly asbestos, the state government has confirmed.
Subiaco-based Nemex Resources has abandoned plans to wholly acquire Wavefront Biometric Technologies, but will instead raise capital and secure a majority stake in the target.
Local explorer RNI has sold its shareholding in Metals X for $23.4 million to pay off all its debt and fund new drilling work on its copper tenements in the Bryah Basin.
